I used my CB9M Blog to document my years as Chairman and the events that deeply affected us. I am frezzing this blog at midnight December 31st 2007 coincidental with the expiration of my term as Chairman. It was an exiting period, spiritually & morally rewarding. I thank the many friends that I have made during my tenure and look forward to our collaborations in the future. I wil retain this blog as a repository of the history of our community for the last 4 years.
J. Reyes-Montblanc

The members of the Housing, Land Use & Zoning Committee are automatically also members of the Manhattanville Rezoning Task Force but are not members of the 197A.

The 197A and the Manhattanville Rezoning Task Force always meet jointly for regular monthly meetings.The 197A working teams meet as needed and as called by the 197A chair.

Committee Public Members are appointed by The Chairman at the request of Committee Chairs.Public Members vote is taken in Committee only.

The General Public does no vote in Committees or in General Board, but in some instances, at the absolute discretion of the committee chair or The Chairman, a General Public vote may be tabulated to show general community support or opposition on a particular issue.

The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd street and Morningside Avenue/Manhattan Avenue on the east, Cathedral Parkway [110th Street] on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 155th street on the north.Its current chairman is Jordi Reyes-Montblanc, and its district manager Lawrence McClean.

DemographicsAs of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 111,724 up from 106,978 in 1990 and 103,037 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 19,837 (17.8%) are White non hispanic, 34,924 (31.3%) are African-American, 5,751 (5.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 272 (0.2%) Native Americans or Native Alaskan, 398 (0.4%) of some other race, 2,309 (2.1%) of two or more race, 48,233 (43.2%) of Hispanic origins. 39.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 27.4% in 2000. The land area is 964.1 acres, or 1.51 square miles (3.90 km²).